#wcngxue

[feathcrcd]

" we're all in the same boat though. it's not just you, so it should be easier to not panic when we're all in this together, right ? " eldar thought out loud, but he was starting to suspect worrying was just a part of this female's personality. there were people like that, he knew, and he could not judge them or change them for that. sometimes he wished he could give some part of his carelessness and calmness to others, but it was not possible. one could not make others not feel the things they felt, he thought.

" you know your worst idea does not even seem that bad to me. we would be able to live our lives twice. i guess it's just a matter of perception, we have very different ideas of what's bad, " he responded, thinking of his own words. for him some version of the worst had already happened. he valued his family first, but the second was his freedom, and he already could not travel out of here. of course, the conditions could be worse, but they could also be better, so he was not letting himself get bored to survive this.

"i'll keep in my the next time i invite some people over, " eldar said and then chuckled at her words, pointing at her for a second. " probably not going to be using your services any time soon, but thanks. "

OH, NEVER, but they very rarely spoke to her lately. Her instincts have just been blaring panic! all the time. Still, what the lord had said made sense, so she found herself lightly gnawing at her lip.

"My instincts are telling me to flee & yet this court makes the power very... unfleeable. None of us can winnow anymore. We're no different from defenceless mortals & that's what scares me right now." she hummed. She used to be a lot more open & a lot less panicked, but a king suddenly getting super powerful was putting things to a new persepctive.

like which fae to trust.

The list was getting shorter by the minute. Still, she chuckled & softly shrugged. "It's just an idea, but given how we got here, it's only rational to think we'd go back the same way. Or something much worse awaits us. Imagine we're stuck here until the end of our natural lifetimes & then we wake up back in our respective courts to continue whichever chaos had eaten through Prythian by that point."

Xue chuckled at the offer & smiled, her mood lightening up by a fragment. "Thank you for your offer, I gladly accept. If you ever need anyone to put you in a panicky mood, I offer my overthinking services as well." she gave him a mock-curtsey.

[silverflcmes]

closed starter for @wcngxue ( xue ) !

his meetings with the king were becoming more frequent, moments taken with cups of tea and calix had begun to wonder if the king trusted his inner circle these days. the commander had a feeling he was not the only one outside of the king's inner circle that he was often meeting with. calix wondered how aware they were of this happening and if it troubled them, but he decided against asking as he comes upon the emissary in one of the hallways. instead he asks of the king as if he were not already aware, " how fares the king the last few weeks ? does he seem stronger or has his new strength plateaued ? "

[slivertm]

CLOSED ; for @crxssdhearts’ XAVIER, @wcngxue’s WANG XUE & @ethercvl’s TAYLAN (not a group thread)

josie’s words still echoed in his head —  and who have you connected with since we've been here?  any of the other emissaries?

the memory crept up on him in his shame, making him want desperately to march back into his chambers and hide under layers of blankets. while iain appreciated the help offered by his step-mother, it was unbearably embarrassing that he needed it in the first place. while he might be familiar with the other emissaries and had no real difficulty connecting with them, bringing it back to the position was harder to keep in mind. smoothing things over was well within his capabilities, but weaselling out information? as one of the newer emissaries, it was difficult to find his footing.

spying an ambassador of the other courts’, his eyes light up. iain smiles — wide and toothy, his perfect pearl glazed teeth bared like an eager pup. “greetings!” he gives a little wave of his fingers, sidling up next to them. we make our own opportunities. from the stone will come a statue with some hammering. “how are you faring with the recent snow flurries?” meaning both the weather, and perhaps, if one were to read into it, recent behaviours of their young king…

[stxrslisten]

closed starter for lady wang xue — @wcngxue

Nyx files her blade where she sits in the middle of the room, the table is laid out with every weapon she had managed to gather for her arsenal after arriving in the dusk court with nothing. literally. the sound of metal against metal soothes her, an odd thing for someone but the reality of herself. holding it above her eye level she lets the light catch against it, glimmering and it almost makes her smile, she sets it down as she hears the steps approaching. standing to greet the other. "xue, thank you for coming," she welcomes her, "have you heard anything alarming from the other courts?" she cuts right to the chase.

[stxrfclls]

carden  smirks,  resisting  the  urge  to  shrug.  "  it  is  part  of  their  job.  "  reading  through  as  much  as  they  could,  being  a  source  of  all  things  informative.  he  trusted  lady  cerys  was  exactly  that  for  their  own  court,  it  was  in  her  duty  to  the  position.  finally  the  shrug  does  arrive,  "  i'm  not  sure,  i've  never  been  the  type  to  linger  between  stacks  of  books.  "  napping  was  a  bit  far,  but  he  again  was  hardly  surprised  to  find  that  scholars  spent  that  much  time  amongst  the  books  they  needed  to  study.

SHE GUESSED not many of the fae were willing to be honest & upfront, particularly not when it came to a situation like this ; everyone just hoarding their knowledge like magpies would hoard their shiny baubles.

She found herself chuckling lightly at his suggestion. "Are all scholars truly that predictable?" she asked with a tilt of her head, then added ;

"I hear they practically spend all of their time in libraries. Some say they even take naps there to avoid going back to their quarters. Is it true?"

she doubted they were all that scholastic.

[shvdwscng]

CLOSED ⟳ @slivertm , @crxssdhearts , @wcngxue , @lichtundschattens ( not a group thread ! )

at  last  the  emissary  of  the  dusk  court  had  learned  and  memorized  every  face  of  the  seven  courts,  not  only  the  inner  circle  and  the  siblings  of  each  high  ruler,  as  well  as  those  that  were  in  close  contact  with  either  sides.  truly,  a  task  that  might  seem  tedious  but  aurora  was  not  only  emissary  due  to  her  diplomatic  skills,  but  she  it  was  a  personal  desire  to  know  of  every  fae  in  an  effort  to  learn  more  of  the  courts.  some  had  been  far  more  willing  than  others  to  speak  of  their  courts,  understandable,  as  dusk  themselves  were  careful  what  they  shared.  aurora  offered  a  bit  more,  save  for  any  information  on  their  dragons,  depending  on  how  harmless  their  inquiries  were.  vala  hovers  not  too  far  from  her,  his  black  scales  nearly  blending  into  the  dusk  skies.  the  past  few  days,  she  feels  his  unease,  having  surveyed  prythian's  young  king,  it  seemed  to  linger  within  her  companion.  one  thing  vala  had  warned  aurora  of  through  their  telepathic  connection,  this  change  in  king  was  something  to  be  entirely  wary  of.  although  vala  could  not  say  with  certainty  what  it  was,  but  it  left  the  emissary  deeply  concerned.  her  musings  are  cut  short  when  a  shadow  befalls,  her  lilac  hues  shift  upwards  to  the  source  as  her  signature  smile  curved  her  lips  at  the  familiar  features.  "please,  join  me.  it  has  been  sometime  since  i've  had  a  rather  stimulating  game  of  chess."  she  had  also  learned  a  bit  of  how  the  other  courts  passed  with  amusements  like  these.  it  allowed  her  for  two  stones,  companionship  as  well  picking  their  minds.

[arashway]

& @ofcourtfablesarchive

the autumn scholar,

the night scholar (@alaradraven),

the dawn spymaster (@vivianvaldemar),

the summer second (@cetusxcetus),

the dusk third (@liuyan)

& the gaean emissary. (@wcngxue)

IT WAS the emissary's idea to invite the scholars for information on the Dusk court.

"They're rotten boring, I'll tell you that." Ara said to Wang Xue, turning her head towards the Gaean emissary, arm looped with Alara's. "I can survive them for a while. I mean, the court is pretty & everything is... dark colour hued. But, it so goddamn cold with this blasted winter. I know I said I like winter, but I meant mild one one Winter court manifesting here one."

the Night court's own scholar chuckled.

"I don't think they're boring. You also don't think they're boring, or have you forgotten the fawning over their dragons?" Alara retorted, then smiled at Xue ;

"Pay no attention to her, she is cranky recently. I think they're friendly so far & I don't mind being here, but I'd be lying to say I'm not getting a little homesick. If you're looking for someone to paint them in a less subjective light, talk to the Dawn's spymaster. Then on the other hand, she hates everyone." Alara chuckled, dark stare fixing upon the woman lounging against the nearest wall, eerie smile pulling her lips to the side ;

"Or do you think them pleasant, Vivian?"

the Dawn spymaster's eerie grin stretched & she peeled herself from the wall.

"Why ask when you know the answer." Vivian snorted, pale, almost silver gaze sliding over the merry band of unlikely... acquaintances.

though, she couldn't say she liked them.

Her pale gaze slid across the Summer's Second & Dusk's Third, & Vivian smirked. "Contrary to popular belief, I don't mind the new court. I don't even think they are a new court. You could be older than all of Prythian & perhaps it is us who should show allegiance to you." she spoke, the gaze fixed upon the dragon-rider.

"How fortunate they are one of us, not the one of you, aye, Cetus?" Vivian poked the ancient fae in the ribs.

the summer's second in command graced the spymaster with an unsettling smile.

"Little Vivian." he chuckled at the feral grin that graced the spymaster's lips at the moniker, "it is advantageous to some, that the Dusk court is one of... the solar courts, but are they truly a court? I agree with what you've said. They are a fraction for themselves, are you not?" the murky gaze shifts to Liu Yan, who, in return, merely smiles.

"It is ridiuculous, what all say. A court staying hidden on purpose. Yes, yes. But, whose purpose? The Mother or her Dark sister, who are we to ponder of it. We can simply... observe."

the third in command, the dragon-rider of Dusk smiles as they all speak.

"How very kind of you, lord Cetus. Many seem to think we have decided to pull magic tricks & vanishing acts. To have you & the other guests in our presence, consider us in such a... favourable light, is truly an honour." a diplomatic reply, but perhaps the only one she hadn't feigned all day & the only one she was confident enough to give.

It was a sugar-coated, but still unanimous agreement, that the Dusk court was not regarded as a thread among these fae. Some of them higher ranked than the other, but Liu Yan could tell while some ( Ara & Alara ) had been eager to return home, they still did not hold the Dusk court accountable for keeping them all here.

because they really weren't.

"Thank you for inviting us all here, Wang Xue. It certainly helps to clear the air & any potential miscommunication between us."

The fact that Liu Yan herself wants to stay far & wide away from the rest of the Prythian had not really been an unanimous stand amongst the Dusk court fae. It was only a matter of time before she clashes heads with their High lord, once the question of everyone's... integration ( or lack thereof ) becomes a hot topic in their next council meeting.

the Gaean emissary smiled to the little group & found herself panicking internally.

"Well, good! That's good, isn't it? That way we can all be friends now." her smile widened & she wouldn't let the panic show.

could they all be friends?

With Kabir's sudden upgrade, she doubted the other courts looked at it beneficially ( especially when she, herself, didn't know how she felt about it, but positive was not how she'd label her sentiment regarding the power-up ), but she didn't want to poke the proverbial - or given Liu Yan's pet, actual - dragon & ruin the pleasant evening they've all agreed to share.

"Let's sit & have a drink, please. We talked so rarely these past few days, I want to know what everyone's up to?" Xue offered, taking a seat by the table & motioning for others to follow her.

there would be no talk of weirdly powered up kings, diplomatic treaties & potential integration or chaos or war, tonight under her watch, not if she had a say in it!

[ofcourtfables]

@selinazarathin

@manonvalfaren

@wcngxue

[shvdwscng]

closed @wcngxue | continued from here

her  gaze  had  closely  followed  that  of  the  gaean  fae,  truly  wondering  what  it  was  like  to  see  a  young,  gentile  king  transform  into  a  rather  assertive  one,  but  not  in  a  manner  one  might  considerable  favorable.  she  was  also  certain  she  wasn't  imagining  the  looks  of  concern  that  seem  to  settle  in  their  gazes,  whilst  not  knowing  aurora  had  been  studying  their  expressions.

the  dusk  femme  had  also  not  missed  the  manner  if  which  the  gazes  around  them  looked  to  the  gaean  court.  some  accusatory,  some  confused,  but  aurora  knew  this  was  not  something  they  planned  with  intention.  who  could  have  expected  their  king  to  gain  such  a  wealth  of  power?  it  left  her  wishing  to  know  how  this  had  happened.  was  it  their  dusk  lands  reacting  to  so  much  magic?  not  from  one  high  ruler  but  the  rest  of  the  seven?

the  other's  amusing  remark  draw  a  soft  chuckle,  it  seemed  the  emissary's  moods  were  cheered  by  aurora's  offer.  "ah,  emissary  xue,  do  not  underestimate  yourself.  i,  however,  promise  to  not  be  cutthroat."  she  teases,  she  had  offered  with  the  intention  of  two  chatting  and  enjoying  a  bit  of  reprieve,  the  game  merely  a  means  to  relax  her  companion.  "pleased  you  can  join  me,  i  was  wondering  when  you  and  i  would  have  some  one  and  one  time."  with  the  chess  pieces  arranged,  she  turns  her  gaze  to  her  companion,  "how  have  you  been  faring?"

[stxrfclls]

for @wcngxue; continued from here

contrary  to  what  many  believed,  carden  was  capable  of  doing  his  job,  and  doing  it  well.  speaking  with  the  different  emissaries  in  other  courts  would  be  a  good  first  step.,  even  if  they  kept  their  cards  close  to  their  chest.  carden  gestures  to  the  seats,  inviting  her  to  join  him  as  he  moves  to  sit  down  himself.  "  i  agree.  "  this  would  be  the  meeting  he  needed  to  be  the  most  careful  in,  the  issues  people  were  having  were  with  the  capital  specifically.  how  was  he  going  to  go  about  this  ?  "  have  you  spoken  to  the  dusk  emissary  yet  ?  "  yes,  begin  there.

[ethercvl]

"someone   actually   told   you   about   the   dragons?"   they   had   been   trying   for   ages   to   learn   about   the   flying   beasts   and   she   just   befriended   someone   to   get   the   information.   clearly   a   lot   of   them   had   been   taking   the   wrong   approach   in   getting   their   hands   on   this   information.   "the   different   colours   have   different   ways   of   temperament,   that   is   interesting   to   here.   we   need   to   figure   out   which   is   which.   that   is   huge   news   to   know."

malek   was   far   from   stupid   enough   to   start   testing   which   dragon   was   easier   to   approach,   knowing   that   one   wrong   choice   could   leave   him   as   a   toasty   pile   of   ashes   as   soon   as   he   were   to   approach   one   of   them.   if   only   they   could   get   their   hands   on   some   of   their   texts   on   the   beasts.   "have   you   by   chance   told   this   information   to   anyone   else?"

"so   i   was   right   in   my   train   of   thought,   though   it's   hard   to   say   which   one   could   be   the   softy   and   which   one   would   not.   at   least   with   the   information   your   contact   has   given   you."   that   was   a   huge   gain   in   knowing   that   they   had   specific   ways   of   knowing   which   ones   were   more   approachable   than   others.

"i   think   him   shutting   us   all   out   is   not   going   to   help   him.   he   has   the   potential,   but   if   he   is   taking   this   all   on   by   himself   it   will   not   end   well.   he   does   not   know   how   to   properly   use   his   powers   since   gaining   them   back.   it   is   currently   a   recipe   for   a   disaster."

IT WAS definitely her fault they were discussing the larvae, but it was too late to back out now. Still, she nodded along to his words, agreeing with what was said & stifling down a relieved sigh when the topic shifted to dragons.

they were so much better to discuss.

Wang Xue nodded, humming lightly. "I've heard that, too! My Dusk court friend - well, contact really, but she's nice so we actually may become friends - told me their temperament varies based on their colour, but she wouldn't tell me which colour is which. She did say to steer clear of them, because not all of them are... friendly to the fae. Some of them attack before you can even utter a word." she chatted, but then added ;

"The can certainly be like that. I don't know what is it about the fae, but we always thing tough-looking things are actually nice on the inside. We're a lot like mortals in that way, did you know that?" she asked.

oh, not the king again.

Xue softly sighed, then shook her head at his question. "I don't know. Everyone keeps asking me what I think about it, but I'm just an emissary. No one tells me things. I think it's sudden & unbelievable, & honestly, I don't think it would last. If it does, it'll drive everyone insane, not just him."

he won't be able to adjust to the power - she just knew it.

"What do you think?"

[feathcrcd]

eldar chuckled at her words and tried to think how a woman like her might feel having woken up to this utter mess. during his childhood and training he had had to face such violence, injustice and corruption that being brought to dusk court felt like dessert to him, but it was not the same to everyone, so he usually tried to lighten up the mood. " and have your instincts ever lied to you ? " he asked and only afterwards remembered the way she had almost walked into a tree with a smirk. " oh, we'll be fine, we must look on the bright side. how many people are here with us whom we might have never met unless we got stuck here together ? " he was a people person, so he was definitely having the time of his life.

eldar blinked at her and let out a chuckle, wondering if that might really be their clue for a way out. " that's an interesting thought, " he responded. " i would have never thought of that. "

" a lot of us are forced to change due to the circumstances, perhaps that's something you have to face, " he shrugged. " i personally do not find any problem to lean on others, but if you haven't found your brother yet and need a friend, i'm here. although, i do come with a warning, i'm not the most reliable, " eldar let out another laugh. " but i host gatherings, i can introduce you to other people, maybe they can also help look out for your brother. "

IT DEFINITELY would, but until proven otherwise, Wang Xue was used to thinking the worst of the situation. That way, when something good would happen, she'd be pleasantly surprised. "I have no true opinion on it, just a primal fear." she lightly chuckled, but added, "I'd like to think we are able to go home, but so far, any attempts have been completely unsuccessful." she sighed.

she wasn't new to her court, but she was new at her position.

"I haven't ben an emissary for a very long time. But, if we all came her ein only our nightgowns, then I'd suspect everyone here would be wearing Dusk court fashion. If they found a way to get our clothes here, then I'd reckon they'd get a way for us to go home, too, wouldn't they?" Xue asked.

"Hey, at least you have someone to rely on. I like my court, but they aren't very... familial to me. I am used to relying on my brother for everything & now I admit I'm a bit intimidated by everything that's happened recently."

her king's power up only made her feel anxious.

[feathcrcd]

" i can understand that, although i don't share the same opinion of us being stuck here for good. that would be extremely underwhelming, " eldar responded. he would not be able to travel or get too far away from his family, but at the same time he would not see the court of dreams or his mountains, now, that was a scary thought. the possibility of that was frightening, but eldar liked to go with the flow. it had not been long enough for him to start worrying about it, if he ever would come around to it in the first place.

the dusk fae seemed to be quite resourceful, despite having such a large quantity of guests so suddenly. perhaps they were as curious about us as we were about them. " i'm quite certain that they tend to keep to their own side of the wing back at the palace or are walking around in riders leathers, so i personally don't think they're that hard to distinguish, but maybe. are you new to your court ? "

eldar shook his head. " no, everyone from my family is here. whether that is fortunate or unfortunate remains to be seen. "

WHY DID she not meet any of the Dusk fae? She couldn't really say. The first few days they were here, she was mortified, sticking to the members of Gaea like glue. It was only recently that she had come out of her shell & started to seek out members of other courts - she has had a few contacts here & there, so it was perfect opportunity to brush up on them, perhaps even expand them

"Truthfully, I was a bit terrified when I woke up in the middle of actual nowhere & had to meet people no one knew even existed, our folk tales aside. It was a bit overwhelming for me, though right now I am slowly coming to terms with a very scary thought that we're all stuck here for good."

That was the problem. She had asked around, gave them detailed description of her elder brother, but no one has seemed to have seen him. Was he hiding from something? He wouldn't be hiding from her, would he? Whatever happened in this world she had always had her brother to count on & she had hoped he felt the same about relying on her - even if she was his younger sister.

"I will certainly try asking the Dusk fae, once I work out which one of us are the Dusk fae." Xue lightly chuckled, then asked ;

"Do you have family here? Are you you searching for them, like myself?"

[ethercvl]

the   gaean   emissary   was   an   interesting   little   girl.   part   of   him   was   reminded   of   his   own   daughters   when   he   saw   the   female   in   the   forest.   knowing   that   him   coming   across   her   was   probably   not   what   she   had   imagined   to   happen   when   she   had   stepped   foot   in   the   forested   area   of   the   dusk   court.

"so   there   is   no   threat   to   the   trees   then?"   he   chuckled   in   his   question   to   the   other.   "larvae?   as   in   bugs?   perhaps   they   could   be   dangerous   to   the   trees.   however   i   do   believe   that   if   they   were   a   threat   to   the   vegetation   of   the   dusk   court   that   their   own   court   would   be   doing   something   about   it."

"a   little   bit   of   a   mix   of   both."   he   admitted   to   the   younger   fae.   it   didn't   hurt   to   know   the   land   that   they   had   been   occupying   since   they   had   still   remained   trapped   within   the   court.   "certainly   some   incognito   espionage   is   better   done   at   night.   the   use   of   the   dark   and   shadows   to   become   near   invisible   as   you   move   the   forest   is   better   of   course.   though   i   suppose   i   wasn't   trying   to   be   stealthy."

IT WAS a welcome thing, a familiar face. Though, given the familiarity as a level of embarrassment, it's more embarrassing, than it would have been had it been a complete & utter stranger. Having the commander of Gaea, a part of inner circle no less, to see her unfortunate affair with a tree was truly something to be shy about.

But, then again, it was also a bit hilarious & if anything, she could chuckle at her own expense.

"I would be surprised & probably fall nose first to the ground, as I completely made that story up." Xue chuckled, then untangled her hands from the tree & wiped her palms against her skirts, "I just needed a quick excuse & I think I read something about the larvae in one of the old texts, & the word itself just sounds... iffy. Larvae." she stretched out the ae.

"Have you come out for a walk or are you doing some incognito espionage?" she asked with a little grin on her face, the shyness from the incident completely vanishing.

"I'd reckoned those things are always done during the night, but I can't really say I ever been to one to know for sure."

[feathcrcd]

eldar was never really the cautious type, but he had a feeling that maybe his words might make the lady before him rethink going in the woods all by herself in still quite an unfamiliar court. it was not just them being misplaced, there were plenty of others who might want to use this situation for their own selfish purposes. he could tell on the spot that she wasn't a local. the dusk court fae themselves had probably explored every inch of their land already.

" and why is that ? " he asked, his eyebrow arched with the question. he had met plenty of dusk fae, but none of them of the sort of importance that xue might prefer to interact with. most of them were the common folk who tended to gather around the sort of establishments that eldar preferred to spend his nights in. the fae of court he was going to stay consciously far away from. he was not to get involved in any politics at any cost and he was not going to ruin his brother's plans or intentions, whatever they were. at least he would try to stay away from it.

" the pleasure is all mine, " he responded softly and smiled back as the two of them walked, his eyes roaming around the path as he listened to her talk. he could empathize with her. eldar would have so much harder of a time if he was stuck here without knowing where his family was. " you should ask around. i feel that the dusk court definitely knows all it's new residents. "

HE WASN'T wrong thinking that. If they all lost their powers once, who is to say they won't lose them again? It was a very terrifying thought, but it was something worth considering. They were all getting along better when their powers had been locked away, plus they'd all been a lot more cautious to offend - or initiate any attacks. Perhaps having their powers locked away would be a blessing ; at least until the strange magic propels them all back home.

she wondered how it worked.

If sleep brought them here, who is to say tonight won't be their last night here? But, thinking in that way, who is to say all of their nights won't be spent in here? Why is to say they're not stuck here for good? She doesn't really know how she feels about it, not yet.

"I haven't really met a Dusk fae, at least not that I'm aware of. Though, it's not for the lack of trying, it's just that I haven't really met any of the fae holed up here in the first place, which is strange for an emissary, I'll tell you that." Xue chuckled.

She had met a few fae - some of them kind, some of them fun, some of them downright terrifying, but none of them could be said to be Dusk fae. She'd felt whiffs of Spring, Summer, Winter & Dawn, but no Dusk, not yet. Maybe they were all shielding themselves from her - maybe no one in the island truly met anyone from the Dusk court, their ruling family & inner confidants.

who's to say they weren't all illusions?

"We shall & I'm pleased to have met you." Wang Xue smiled widely, then answered the question ;

"I'm looking for my brother. It's been some time since he's left Gaea & I can't seem to find him anywhere. I figured he might've beaten me to this place. He could've been in any of the courts when the... uh... sleeping thing occurred." she explained.

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eldar was simply glad to have made her light up, even though it seemed that she had no issue making herself laugh either. it was in his nature to be liked and be a good company to anyone, especially when he was meeting someone new. though he was not exactly sure what had really been amusing, when he was just trying to understand her better. she already seemed like a peculiar and interesting person to him. " i'll trust you on that, " he responded with a nod. " but considering all things, we lost our powers for a long time and so it's best to be cautious. makes me think anything could happen to any of us. " it was an unsettling thought for him, one that he despised thinking himself, but it was the truth. they were at the mother's mercy in a more literal sense than ever.

" i have been keeping to myself mostly, but there's probably a nice dusk fae that you could ask to help you and teach you these things if you're so worried, right ? it's not bad to ask for help. " how smart and mighty he sounded, only if he took his own advice at times.

his head cocked in interest at her statement. " who are you looking for? and why do you think they're here? " he questioned. " alright, wang xue, i'm eldar if you didn't already know. " eldar smirked, a little bit of his confidence peaking out, and gestured towards the path. " shall we ? "

XUE CHUCKLED at the question. What would a nap solve? Well, she hoped them being stuck here - if a nap brought them here, she'd figure it'd be the thing to teleport them back, as well. Though, she didn't really know how she felt about it. It's not like she met anyone here, & she didn't even manage to find her brother yet.

The chuckle turned to a soft laugh at the words. "I don't need a healer, thank you. I'm really fine! No bruises or broken bones, & I doubt a fae would sprain an ankle on something like a tree. It's not like it attacked me." she chuckled again at the thought.

The question made her pause, lips pursed. She wasn't scared of the unknown - if anything, she was a bit excited about it ; very rarely does something this new happen to a fae. A new court? It's quite literally been millennia since it happened, not even the fae remembered it.

"Well, no. It's just that this is all very new & as an emissary I should know things about courts, right? Like customs, foods, basic etiquette. I just can't help but to feel antsy about it - I know nothing of these fae. What if I offend them?" she mused, but the added after a minute's thought.

"Plus, I'm kind of looking for someone."

perhaps having an extra pair of eyes to look would be helpful.

"Oh, I get that. Too many warriors i such a confined space isn't a good thing." Xue smiled, then nodded at his offer.

"Of course! If it's not a bother, of course. I'm Wang Xue."